PETALING JAYA: Spurred on by their home crowd, Kuching City conquered both the elements and Penang to book their place in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win in the round of 16.

In a rain-soaked second leg at the State Stadium in Kuching, the Cats roared back with a 2-0 victory over the Panthers after losing the first leg 0-1 in Georgetown on Jan 18.